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50 Yuan (1986–Date) — Values & Key Dates · LuckyCoin
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  4. 50 Yuan

50 Yuan

Spanning 1986 to the present day, the 50 Yuan catalog contains 184 year-and-mintmark variants.

1986 Sun Yat-sen
1986 Sun Yat-sen
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1988 Volleyball
1988 Volleyball
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1990 Speed Skating
1990 Speed Skating
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1990 Pondside Pavillion
1990 Pondside Pavillion
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1990 Bridges
1990 Bridges
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1990 Pagoda
1990 Pagoda
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1990 Hillside
1990 Hillside
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1991 Running
1991 Running
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1991 80th Ann 1911 Revolution
1991 80th Ann 1911 Revolution
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1992 Bronze Age Lantern
1992 Bronze Age Lantern
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1992 Compass
1992 Compass
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1993 Marco Polo
1993 Marco Polo
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1993 Stirrup
1993 Stirrup
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1993 Invention of Umbrella
1993 Invention of Umbrella
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1993 Terracotta Army
1993 Terracotta Army
Proof
1993 Fu Lu Shu (Yin Yang) - Silver
1993 Fu Lu Shu (Yin Yang) - Silver
Proof
1993 Fu Lu Shu (Yin Yang) - Gold
1993 Fu Lu Shu (Yin Yang) - Gold
Proof
1993 100th Ann Mao Zedong - Silver
1993 100th Ann Mao Zedong - Silver
Proof
1993 100th Ann Mao Zedong - Gold
1993 100th Ann Mao Zedong - Gold
Proof
1993 Kuan Yin
1993 Kuan Yin
Proof
1993 Brown Bear
1993 Brown Bear
Proof
1993 Human Figure Lantern
1993 Human Figure Lantern
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1993 Zhi Nan Temple
1993 Zhi Nan Temple
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1993 Da Cheng Hall
1993 Da Cheng Hall
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1993 De Yue Mansion
1993 De Yue Mansion
Proof
1993 Buddha Statue
1993 Buddha Statue
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1993 Mount Hua
1993 Mount Hua
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1993 Peacock
1993 Peacock
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1993 Zero Defined - Silver
1993 Zero Defined - Silver
Proof
1993 Zero Defined - Gold
1993 Zero Defined - Gold
Proof
1994 First Record of Comets
1994 First Record of Comets
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1994 First Tuned Bells
1994 First Tuned Bells
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1994 Silk Fabric
1994 Silk Fabric
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1994 First Chain Pumps
1994 First Chain Pumps
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1994 Sailing Mast and Crows Nest Invention
1994 Sailing Mast and Crows Nest Invention
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1994 Buddha Statue
1994 Buddha Statue
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1994 Unicorn - Silver
1994 Unicorn - Silver
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1994 Unicorn - Gold
1994 Unicorn - Gold
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1994 Sino-Singapore Friendship
1994 Sino-Singapore Friendship
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1994 Playing Children with Boat
1994 Playing Children with Boat
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1994 Playing Children with Cat - Silver
1994 Playing Children with Cat - Silver
Proof
1994 Playing Children with Cat - Gold
1994 Playing Children with Cat - Gold
Proof
1995 Cannon and Gunpowder
1995 Cannon and Gunpowder
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1995 Porcelain
1995 Porcelain
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1995 Block Print
1995 Block Print
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1995 Acupuncture
1995 Acupuncture
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1995 Wei Qi
1995 Wei Qi
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1995 Table Tennis
1995 Table Tennis
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1995 World Table Tennis Championship
1995 World Table Tennis Championship
Proof
1995 100th Ann Xu Beihong - Silver
1995 100th Ann Xu Beihong - Silver
1995 100th Ann Xu Beihong - Gold
1995 100th Ann Xu Beihong - Gold
Proof
1995 Zheng Chenggong
1995 Zheng Chenggong
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1995 Brontosaurus
1995 Brontosaurus
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1995 Unicorn - Silver
1995 Unicorn - Silver
Proof
1995 Unicorn - Gold
1995 Unicorn - Gold
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1995 Unicorn - Platinum
1995 Unicorn - Platinum
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1995 50th Ann Anti-Japanese War
1995 50th Ann Anti-Japanese War
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1995 4th UN World Women's Congress
1995 4th UN World Women's Congress
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1995 50th Ann United Nations
1995 50th Ann United Nations
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1995 Return of Hong Kong to China
1995 Return of Hong Kong to China
Proof
1995 Sailing Ship
1995 Sailing Ship
Proof
1995 Junk
1995 Junk
Proof
1995 Dragon Boat
1995 Dragon Boat
Proof
1995 Nu Wa
1995 Nu Wa
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1995 Da Yu
1995 Da Yu
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1995 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
1995 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
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1995 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
1995 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
Proof
1995 50th Ann Return of Taiwan - Silver
1995 50th Ann Return of Taiwan - Silver
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1995 50th Ann Return of Taiwan - Gold
1995 50th Ann Return of Taiwan - Gold
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1995 Man on Camel
1995 Man on Camel
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1996 Horse Cart
1996 Horse Cart
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1996 Musical Instruments
1996 Musical Instruments
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1996 Ship Rudder
1996 Ship Rudder
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1996 Suspension Bridge
1996 Suspension Bridge
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1996 Astronomical Clock
1996 Astronomical Clock
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1996 130th Ann Sun Yat-sen
1996 130th Ann Sun Yat-sen
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1996 Unicorn - Silver
1996 Unicorn - Silver
Proof
1996 Unicorn - Gold
1996 Unicorn - Gold
Proof
1996 60th Ann Long March
1996 60th Ann Long March
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1996 Return of Hong Kong
1996 Return of Hong Kong
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1996 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
1996 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
Proof
1996 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
1996 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
Proof
1996 Three Gorges Dam
1996 Three Gorges Dam
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1996 Water Vendor
1996 Water Vendor
Proof
1997 Qi Baishi - Silver
1997 Qi Baishi - Silver
Proof
1997 Qi Baishi - Gold
1997 Qi Baishi - Gold
Proof
1997 Chinese White Dolphin
1997 Chinese White Dolphin
Proof
1997 70th Ann PLA
1997 70th Ann PLA
Proof
1997 Return of Hong Kong
1997 Return of Hong Kong
Proof
1997 Return of Macau
1997 Return of Macau
Proof
1997 Auspicious Matters - Traditional Chinese Mascot
1997 Auspicious Matters - Traditional Chinese Mascot
Proof
1997 Archer
1997 Archer
Proof
1997 Fairy
1997 Fairy
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1997 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
1997 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Silver
Proof
1997 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
1997 Romance of Three Kingdoms - Gold
Proof
1997 Man with Horse
1997 Man with Horse
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1997 Celebrating Spring
1997 Celebrating Spring
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1997 Kuan Yin
1997 Kuan Yin
Proof
1998 100th Ann Zhou Enlai
1998 100th Ann Zhou Enlai
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1998 100th Ann Liu Shaoqi
1998 100th Ann Liu Shaoqi
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1998 Kuan Yin
1998 Kuan Yin
Proof
1998 Return of Macau - Silver
1998 Return of Macau - Silver
Proof
1998 Return of Macau - Gold
1998 Return of Macau - Gold
Proof
1998 Spring Greeting
1998 Spring Greeting
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1998 Court Ladies
1998 Court Ladies
Proof
1998 Arch at Sea Shore
1998 Arch at Sea Shore
Proof
1998 4-Arched Bridge
1998 4-Arched Bridge
Proof
1998 Long Arched Bridge
1998 Long Arched Bridge
Proof
1998 Outcrop with Pagoda
1998 Outcrop with Pagoda
Proof
1999 Zhang Da Qian
1999 Zhang Da Qian
Proof
1999 50th Ann PRC
1999 50th Ann PRC
Proof
1999 Auspicious Matters
1999 Auspicious Matters
Proof
1999 Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing
1999 Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing
Proof
1999 Return of Macau - Silver
1999 Return of Macau - Silver
Proof
1999 Return of Macau - Gold
1999 Return of Macau - Gold
Proof
1999 Beijing Opera - Silver
1999 Beijing Opera - Silver
Proof
1999 Beijing Opera - Gold
1999 Beijing Opera - Gold
Proof
1999 50th Ann PRC
1999 50th Ann PRC
Proof
2000 Dream of Red Mansion - Silver
2000 Dream of Red Mansion - Silver
Proof
2000 Dream of Red Mansion - Gold
2000 Dream of Red Mansion - Gold
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2000 New Millennium - Silver
2000 New Millennium - Silver
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2000 New Millennium - Gold
2000 New Millennium - Gold
Proof
2000 Peking Opera - Silver
2000 Peking Opera - Silver
Proof
2000 Peking Opera - Gold
2000 Peking Opera - Gold
Proof
2001 Folk Fairy Tales - Eight Gods
2001 Folk Fairy Tales - Eight Gods
Proof
2001 Mogao Grotto - Dun Huang Art
2001 Mogao Grotto - Dun Huang Art
Proof
2001 Mogao Grotto - Instruments
2001 Mogao Grotto - Instruments
Proof
2001 Night Dinner
2001 Night Dinner
Proof
2001 Peking Opera
2001 Peking Opera
Proof
2002 Folk Fairy Tales
2002 Folk Fairy Tales
Proof
2002 Dreams of Red Mansion
2002 Dreams of Red Mansion
Proof
2002 Longmen Grotto
2002 Longmen Grotto
Proof
2002 Kuan Yin
2002 Kuan Yin
Proof
2002 Beijing Opera
2002 Beijing Opera
Proof
2003 Folk Fairy Tales
2003 Folk Fairy Tales
Proof
2003 Dreams of Red Mansion
2003 Dreams of Red Mansion
Proof
2003 Journey to the West - Ocean Pillar
2003 Journey to the West - Ocean Pillar
Proof
2003 Seated Kuan Yin
2003 Seated Kuan Yin
Proof
2004 Journey to the West
2004 Journey to the West
Proof
2004 Kuan Yin
2004 Kuan Yin
Proof
2005 Journey to the West
2005 Journey to the West
Proof
2009 Outlaws of the Marsh
2009 Outlaws of the Marsh
Proof
2010 Outlaws of the Marsh
2010 Outlaws of the Marsh
Proof
2011 Outlaws of the Marsh
2011 Outlaws of the Marsh
Proof
2012 Zhong Kui
2012 Zhong Kui
Proof
2012 Bronze Ware Cauldron
2012 Bronze Ware Cauldron
Proof
2013 Bronze Ware
2013 Bronze Ware
Proof
2014 Nanjing Gate
2014 Nanjing Gate
Proof
2014 60th Ann Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp
2014 60th Ann Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp
Proof
2014 Bronze Ware
2014 Bronze Ware
Proof
2015 70th Ann Changchun Film Studio
2015 70th Ann Changchun Film Studio
Proof
2015 70th Ann Victory WWII
2015 70th Ann Victory WWII
Proof
2015 Xu Beihong
2015 Xu Beihong
Proof
2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit
2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit
Proof
2016 Tang Xianzu
2016 Tang Xianzu
Proof
2017 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius
2017 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius
Proof
2017 Belt and Road Forum
2017 Belt and Road Forum
Proof
2017 70th Ann Founding of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
2017 70th Ann Founding of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Proof
2017 BRICS Xiamen Summit
2017 BRICS Xiamen Summit
Proof
2017 90th Ann PLA
2017 90th Ann PLA
Proof
2017 Huangmei Opera - Silver
2017 Huangmei Opera - Silver
Proof
2017 Huangmei Opera - Gold
2017 Huangmei Opera - Gold
Proof
2018 Chinese Calligraphy
2018 Chinese Calligraphy
Proof
2018 Founding of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
2018 Founding of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Proof
2018 Founding of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2018 Founding of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Proof
2018 40th Ann Reform
2018 40th Ann Reform
Proof
2019 70th Ann PRC
2019 70th Ann PRC
Proof
2019 Mascot
2019 Mascot
Proof
2019 Chinese Calligraphy
2019 Chinese Calligraphy
Proof
2019 Auspicious Culture
2019 Auspicious Culture
Proof
2020 600th Ann Forbidden City
2020 600th Ann Forbidden City
Proof
2020 Auspicious Culture
2020 Auspicious Culture
Proof
2021 Xin Yang (Belief)
2021 Xin Yang (Belief)
Proof
2021 Wei Ye (The Great Cause)
2021 Wei Ye (The Great Cause)
Proof
2021 Gong Jian (Conquering Challenges)
2021 Gong Jian (Conquering Challenges)
Proof
2021 Zhui Meng (Chasing Dreams)
2021 Zhui Meng (Chasing Dreams)
Proof
2021 Chinese Calligraphy
2021 Chinese Calligraphy
Proof
2021 UN Biodiversity Conference
2021 UN Biodiversity Conference
Proof
2021 Auspicious Culture
2021 Auspicious Culture
Proof
2021 Auspicious Culture - Colorized
2021 Auspicious Culture - Colorized
Proof
2022 24th Olympic Winter Games
2022 24th Olympic Winter Games
Proof
2022 Auspicious Culture - Colorized
2022 Auspicious Culture - Colorized
Proof
2022 Auspicious Culture - Dragon and Phoenix
2022 Auspicious Culture - Dragon and Phoenix
Proof
2022 Auspicious Culture - Fish
2022 Auspicious Culture - Fish
Proof

Other China bullion commemoratives series

  • 35 Yuan1979–1981
  • 400 Yuan1979–1981
  • 450 Yuan1979
  • Yuan1980–1982
  • 15 Yuan1980
  • 20 Yuan1980–2015
  • 30 Yuan1980
  • 250 Yuan1980
  • 300 Yuan1980–
  • 200 Yuan1981–
  • 800 Yuan1981
  • 25 Yuan1982–2000
  • 5 Jiao1983–1990
  • 5 Yuan1983–
  • 10 Yuan1983–

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the 50 Yuan minted?
The 50 Yuan was minted by China from 1986 to the present day.
  • 100 Yuan1983–
  • 150 Yuan1989–
  • 1500 Yuan1989–1993
  • 3 Yuan1992–
  • 2000 Yuan1992–
  • 500 Yuan1993–2000
  • 30000 Yuan2000
  • 100000 Yuan2008
  • 10000 Yuan2009–
  • 80 Yuan2017–
  • 2 Yuan2020–
  • 600 Yuan2020–